The Beyond Places of Safety scheme will fund clinics, crisis cafés and other community services designed to prevent people from reaching crisis point, as
Some £7 million will be made available through regional-based schemes to help GPs to stay in the workforce, by promoting new ways of working
St Peter’s Hospice and Spire Bristol have teamed up to bring you The Bristol Health & Wellbeing Fair. It’s a free event for anyone
The Over 50’s Forum represents the voice, profile, needs and interests of people over 50 to statutory agencies locally and nationally. It campaigns for inclusion,
ARUK Bristol and Bath Network are hosting a free public event: ‘The power to defeat dementia: new research and how to get involved’ Date: Tuesday
Bristol guide is first in new collaboration between travel company and national access information provider DisabledGo.com World leading travel authority Lonely Planet has partnered with national
Anxiety Management Course – Monday 9th July Dealing with Worry Course – Monday 2nd July Self Esteem Course – Tuesday 3rd July Carers Workshops starting
One of Second Step’s housing workers, Isabella Cross, ran an extremely successful fundraising night called Raise the Disco recently at the Canteen bar in
shared by Healthwatch North Somerset
CASE STUDY – Parents views on how services offer support where their adult son or daughter has Mental Health (MH) issues & High Functioning Autism (HFA) or Asperger’s Syndrome (AS)
Author: Cirlei Ioris, Public Health Master’s Degree dissertation. ‘What are the mental health needs of adults with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism? A parental perspective.’
This study is on adults with AS or HFA who suffer from at least one mental health problem such as severe social anxiety and depression. A number are diagnosed with suicidal ideation. They live with their parents. Parents’ views were explored on the impact of mental health problems, not only on their adult children with autism but also on the wider family. The aim is to add to understanding about the mental health needs of adults with AS/HFA, a group considered understudied and underserved. This research examined the support they’d received and the support they considered they would benefit from.
Volunteers can be an invaluable resource for care homes. This summer Alive Activities are offering care staff free courses in volunteer recruitment, support and
Substance use treatment services in England are, it appears, facing a crisis. Recent reports by both the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs